Women activists who pushed for end to Saudi driving ban have been arrested weeks before the decades-old ban is set to be lifted. Saudi authorities have arrested seven prominent women’s rights advocates, just weeks before…

A four-ship Freedom Flotilla has already set sail for the Gaza Strip to challenge Israel’s decade-old blockade of the besieged territory. The vessel, the Al-Awda (Arabic for The Return) has set sail three weeks ago…

Myanmar is willing to take back all 700,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled to Bangladesh if they volunteer to return, the country’s national security adviser U Thaung Tun said during a security conference. He…

The family of Professor Tariq Ramadan has issued an urgent plea to French authorities to provide the renowned Islamic scholar and author – imprisoned on alleged trumped up rape charges since February 2 – with…

By Rashaad Amra When there’s no clear articulation in the Qur’an and corroborated Hadith on a judicial matter (fiqh position), you should “slow-down” rather than impose on, or judge others based on the position you…

Over the past few months, Pakistan has witnessed a growing trend of women speaking up publicly about sexual harassment, writes Rabia Mehmood Pakistani Singer Meesha Shafi has alleged she was sexually harassed by fellow Pakistani…

Respected Islamic scholar, Mohammad Nurudeen Lemu of Nigeria, who is the main keynote speaker at the 38th annual IMASA (Islamic Medical Association of South Africa) Convention to be held in Johannesburg this weekend, will be…